Win: Hick Connolly (1-1) Loss: Steve Ostermueller (0-2)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Hick Connolly pitching. Johnny Skrmetta grounds out to the pitcher. Carl Montague strikes out. Dave Stanceu strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Steve Ostermueller pitching. Ty North lines out to the shortstop. Bill Schelle singles to left field. Jack Starr singles to left field. Bill Schelle aggressively advances to third on the hit. Ty Eunick flies out to the right fielder. Marty Kinslow grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Atlanta Kiyoshi Okamoto singles past the shortstop. Earl Nagelsen strikes out. Ed Milner strikes out. Charlie Frock strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Danny Murray grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Delgado strikes out. Ken Rohe grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Fred Poff grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Ostermueller grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Skrmetta triples. Carl Montague flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Hick Connolly strikes out. Ty North walks. Bill Schelle flies out to the right fielder. Jack Starr grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Dave Stanceu singles to left field. Kiyoshi Okamoto flies out to the right fielder. Earl Nagelsen singles to right field. Dave Stanceu advances to third on the hit. Ed Milner grounds out to the pitcher. Earl Nagelsen advances to second on the play. Charlie Frock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Ty Eunick strikes out. Marty Kinslow grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Murray grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Fred Poff strikes out. Steve Ostermueller pops out to the catcher. Johnny Skrmetta grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Joe Delgado grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Rohe grounds out to the third baseman. Hick Connolly singles to right field. Ty North strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Carl Montague hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dave Stanceu pops out to the second baseman. Kiyoshi Okamoto strikes out. Earl Nagelsen walks. Ed Milner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Bill Schelle singles to left field. Jack Starr hits a home run. Bill Schelle scores. Ty Eunick flies out to the right fielder. Marty Kinslow singles to right field. Danny Murray grounds out to the second baseman. Marty Kinslow advances to second on the play. Joe Delgado triples. Marty Kinslow scores. Sweetbreads Scott comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Rohe singles to right field. Joe Delgado scores. Hick Connolly flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Charlie Frock doubles to left field. Fred Poff doubles to right field. Charlie Frock scores. Jim Lis is pinch hitting for Sweetbreads Scott. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jim Lis grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Poff advances to third on the play. Johnny Skrmetta hits an infield single to the shortstop. Fred Poff scores. Carl Montague flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Skrmetta is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Rick Kahle pitching. Ty North grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Schelle grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jack Starr hits a home run. Henry Adkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ty Eunick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Tom Nelson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Danny Murray at SS. Bill Rettenmund enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ken Rohe at CF. Dave Stanceu grounds out to the shortstop. Kiyoshi Okamoto walks. Joe Hoey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Earl Nagelsen doubles to left field. Ed Milner strikes out. Charlie Frock strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Marty Kinslow strikes out. Tom Nelson singles to center field. Joe Delgado grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Nelson advances to second on the play. Passed ball. Tom Nelson advances to third. Bill Rettenmund singles past the shortstop. Tom Nelson scores. Doug Day is pinch hitting for Joe Hoey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Doug Day flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Bart Haugstad pitching. Fred Poff strikes out. John Perry is pinch hitting for Henry Adkins. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Perry flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Skrmetta strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Atlanta total runners left on base: 8 Houston total runners left on base: 6
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jess Briggs did not respond to coaching in speed Jess Briggs improves in arm John Eason did not respond to coaching in control Mike Triplett did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike Triplett did not respond to coaching in CF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Sugar Fishel did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bryan Parrish improves in speed Jim Ripley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Guy Otis did not respond to coaching in speed